Article 10. (General Safety and Health Manager)
(1) The employer shall, as provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, appoint a general safety and health manager for each workplace of the scale defined by Cabinet Order and have the said person direct the work of safety officers, health officers, or persons in charge of management of technical matters pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 25-2, and at the same time exercise overall management of the following matters:
(i) Matters pertaining to measures for the prevention of the dangers or health impairment of workers
(ii) Matters pertaining to the provision of education on the safety and health of workers
(iii) Medical examination and others for maintaining and promoting workers' health
(iv) Matters pertaining to the investigation of the causes of industrial accidents and the measures for preventing the recurrence of such accidents
(v) In addition to the matters listed in the preceding each item, services necessary for preventing industrial accidents provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare.
(2) The position of the general safety and health manager shall be filled with the person who exercises overall management over the execution of the undertaking at the said workplace.
(3) The Director of the Prefectural Labor Bureau may, when he/she finds it necessary in order to prevent industrial accidents, make recommendations to the employer on the performance of the general safety and health manager.
Article 11. (Safety Officer)
(1) The employer shall, as provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, appoint a Safety Officer from among those in possession of the qualification provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare at each workplace of the scale and in the industries defined by Cabinet Order, and have the said safety officer take charge of the technical matters related to safety among the matters listed in each item of paragraph (1) of the preceding Article. (In a case in which persons in charge of management of technical matters pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 25-2 are appointed, the matters listed in each item of paragraph (1) of the same Article shall not be applied.)
(2) The Chief of the Labor Standards Office may, when he/she finds it necessary in order to prevent industrial accidents, order the employer to increase the number of safety officers or dismiss the current safety officer.
Article 12. (Health Officer)
(1) The employer shall, as provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, appoint a Health Officer in accordance with the classification of the work at the said workplace concerned from among those who have obtained a license from the Director of the Prefectural Labor Bureau or those in possession of the qualification provided for by the Ordinance of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare, at each workplace of the scale defined by Cabinet Order, and have the said health officer take charge of the technical matters related to health among the matters listed in each item of paragraph (1) of Article 10. (In a case in which persons in charge of the management of technical matters pursuant to the provisions of paragraph (2) of Article 25-2 are appointed, the matters listed in each item of paragraph (1) of the same Article shall be not be applied.)
(2) The provisions of paragraph (2) of the preceding Article shall apply mutatis mutandis to a Health Officer.